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Washington’s Besieged Journalists Raise a Glass, Darkly

Usually, the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner features Hollywood stars, a zinger-filled comedy set and a public display of comity between the White House and the press corps that covers it. On Saturday, the dinner had no comedian and no president. Among the smattering of celebrities on hand was Michael Chiklis, whose best-known television role, […]

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Europe’s Pharma Industry Braces for Pain as Trump Tariff Threat Looms

Insulin, heart treatments and antibiotics have flowed freely across many borders for decades, exempt from tariffs in a bid to make medicine affordable. But that could soon change. For months, President Trump has been promising to impose higher tariffs on pharmaceuticals as part of his plan to reorder the global trading system and bring key […]

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Ex-Disney Worker Who Hacked Menus Gets 3 Years in Prison

A former employee of Walt Disney World who hacked into menus used by its restaurants and edited them — changing prices, adding profanity and altering listed allergens — was sentenced to three years in prison by a federal judge in Florida this week. None of the changes, including falsified information about food allergens that could […]

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Chelsea’s Bompastor, Bright talk up comeback against Barcelona

Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor has urged Chelsea to “go for it” against Barcelona in the second leg of the Champions League semifinal with captain Millie Bright adding that the team have “nothing to lose.” The west London side’s 4-1 defeat in the first leg has left them with an an uphill task to overturn their […]

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Wrexham promotion is a miracle. The next will be even harder

WREXHAM, Wales — Wrexham are one step away from the Premier League. The club with the Hollywood owners is now writing a script way beyond the most extraordinary plots in Tinseltown, but after achieving a historic third successive promotion, they are potentially one year away from joining Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal in football’s most […]

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For Trump, PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Straws Are a Crisis. In Water, Maybe Less So.

The 36-page official national strategy document bears the presidential seal and involves 10 agencies from across the federal government. It isn’t the government’s policy on tariffs or border security. It’s President Trump’s master plan to eradicate paper straws and bring back plastic. “My Administration is committed,” the document declares, to “ridding us of the pulpy, […]

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How Pope Francis Wooed Donors

Founded by Conrad Hilton, the hotel magnate, the foundation is one of the biggest financial backers of Catholic sisters’ work around the world, and has given roughly $28.5 million to Vatican-led initiatives, including Vatican departments, the majority of that since 2020. Regardless of the conclave’s outcome, the foundation is committed to continuing its partnerships with […]

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The Dispatch Buys SCOTUSblog, a Supreme Court Mainstay

The White House has lately created a torrent of legal news, issuing executive orders that are being met with near-instant challenges in the judiciary. That has put a spotlight on SCOTUSblog, a website that has been a go-to destination for news and analysis on all things related to the Supreme Court for decades. (SCOTUS is […]

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Whiskey Fraud Strikes Britain and Ireland

There are some 48,000 barrels of Scotch whisky quietly aging in Martin Armstrong’s warehouses in southwestern Scotland. Last year, 17 of them became a problem. Mr. Armstrong normally deals with companies that buy hundreds of barrels at a time from distilleries, then pay him to store them as they age. In July, he started getting […]

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